Teacher Education

Test Scores Required for Teacher Education Program

Teacher Education Program Admission Testing Requirement - How to meet

All applicants must take and pass the THEA (previously called TASP) or an approved alternative: Accuplacer, Asset, or Compass. All three parts must be passed, but applicants may use a combination of tests and test dates. There is no time limit on how old these tests may be. The new TSI Assessment test cannot be used.

The Accuplacer, Compass, and Quick THEA are given at Tarleton, but require an appointment. Call 254-968-9423 or go to Academic Testing in Room 201 in the Math Building for more information. If you need to take the writing portion, please ask to take the essay portion first and tell them that it is for the Teacher Education Program.

All 3 parts - WRITING, READING, and MATH - must be passed by the end of the application semester.

If you need to find out your current test scores, please check with your advisor or send your name and ID number in an email to andrews@tarleton.edu.

WRITING

Accuplacer

6 on Accuplacer essay OR 5 on Accuplacer essay and 80 on Accuplacer skills

Asset

6 on Asset essay OR 5 on Asset essay and 40 on Asset skills

Compass

6 on Compass essay OR 5 on Compass essay and 59 on Compass skills

THEA

220

READING

Accuplacer

78

Asset

41

Compass

81

THEA

230

MATH

Accuplacer

63 on Elementary Algebra

Asset

38 on Math 2 / Elementary Algebra

Compass

39 on Algebra

THEA

230

Alternative Testing Locations

Tarleton - Fort Worth Campus - Offering Accuplacer Monday - Thursday to Tarleton students only. Call JC Rodriguez at 817-732-7300 or stop by Suite 500 in the center to make an appointment.

MCC - Waco - The Accuplacer has been reinstated at this campus for Tarleton Teacher Ed Program students. Students will need to identify themselves as a TSU TEP student needing to take the ACCUPLACER exam for program requirements. Please have the scores sent to TSU admissions via: Fax 254-968-9951 or email to Elston@tarleton.edu.

Hill College - They are offering the Quick THEA for $29, plus a $10 proctoring fee. Call (817) 760-5814 to schedule an appointment.

Temple College - They are offering the Accuplacer and Quick THEA, Mon - Thur. Contact information is testingcenter@templejc.edu and 254-298-8586.

Other

The following universities are reportedly still giving one or more of the exams but are not nearby. Please check with the institution directly if you would like to test at their location. They must be willing to administer the test to someone not enrolled at their institution and must be willing to release the scores to you or send them to Tarleton.